thisglorioussight,hshutalleyes</p>
teneralaorreplied.</p>
daughterofgodandn,acplishedeve,</p>
thesehavetheirursetofinishrouh,</p>
byrrolandtoland</p>
ihoughtonatiounbo,</p>
paradiselost</p>
116of374</p>
nistringlightprepared,theysetandrise;</p>
lesttotaldarknessshouldbynightregain</p>
heroldpossession,ainguishlife</p>
innatureandallthings;hesesoftfires</p>
notonlyenlighten,buthkindlyheat</p>
ofvariousinflueand,</p>
teeroourish,orinpartsheddown</p>
theirstellarvirtueonallkindsthatgrow</p>
oh,deherebyaptertoreceive</p>
perfethesuentray.</p>
thesethen,thoughunbeheldindeepofnight,</p>
shiinvain;northink,thoughnwerenone,</p>
thatheaveodpraise:</p>
llionsofspiritualcreaturesheearth</p>
unseen,bothake,andwhenwesleep:</p>
allthesehceaselesspraisehisworksbehold</p>
bothdayandnight:hothesteep</p>
ofeghillorthickethaveweheard</p>
idnightair,</p>
sole,orresponsiveeachtoothersnote,</p>
singingtheirgreatcreatoroftinbands</p>
heykeepch,oightlyroundingwalk,</p>
entalsounds</p>
infullharniuerjoiheirsongs</p>
dividethenight,andliftourthoughtstoheaven.</p>
thustalking,handinhandaloheypassed</p>
ontotheirblissfulboe</p>
chosenbythesovranplanter,ed</p>
allthingstonsdelightfuluse;theroof</p>
paradiselost</p>
117of374</p>
ofthickestvertwasinwovenshade</p>
laurelandrtle,andhighergrew</p>
offirndfragrantleaf;oherside</p>
athus,andeachodorousbushyshrub,</p>
feheverdanteousflower,</p>
irisallhues,roses,andjessan,</p>
rearedhightheirflourishedheadsbet</p>
saiderfoottheviolet,</p>
us,andhyath,hrilay</p>
broideredtheground,relouredthanhstone</p>
ofstliesteleothercreaturehere,</p>
bird,beast,i,or,durstenteone,</p>
su.inshadierbower</p>
resacredandsequestered,thoughbutfeigned,</p>
panorsylvanusneverslept,noyh</p>
norfaunushaunted.here,iness,</p>
hfloellingherbs,</p>
espousedevedeckedfirstheuptialbed;</p>
andheavenlyquiresthehynaeansung,</p>
daythegenialaooursire</p>
broughtherinnakedbeautyreadoed,</p>
relovely,thanpandora,thegods</p>
endohalltheirgifts,andotoolike</p>
i,otheunwiserson</p>
ofjaphetbroughtbyhers,sheensnared</p>
nkindhherfairlooks,tobeavenged</p>
onhilejovesauthentickfire.</p>
thus,attheirshadylodgearrived,bothstood,</p>
bothtued,andunderopenskyadored</p>
paradiselost</p>
118of374</p>
thegodthatdebothsky,air,earth,andheaven,</p>
oonsrespleglobe,</p>
andstarrypole:thoualsodestthenight,</p>
keroipotent,andthoutheday,</p>
hployed,</p>
havefinished,happyinourtualhelp</p>
andtuallove,theofallourbliss</p>
ordaihee;andthisdelie</p>
fo</p>
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